Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-19
TOBACCONISTS MEET
AT x0REHEAD, N. C.-RAILRoAD MAT
TKRs AND FISH CULTURE.
The Fish Interes,--ttatuss TO Chivalry-
Allegro Fiend.
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Especial telegram To the DtspAtchl
RATFIGH, \. c., August 1S.-Tho
State Tobacco Convention is in session
n, MoTehcad City. There are sixty
nine members present, representing
Durham, Henderson, Oxford, Winston,
Raleigh, Greensboro, Ashcvl.le, and
WarfcntOn markets.
The following compose the Commit
tee on Permanent Organization }. IL.
King. Of Greensboro y. Y. Cooper,
Henderson: y. NJ Currin, Oxford
i. =. tai.on. Raleigh }. 3. Lock
haIt. Durham 5. T.. Arlington, War
rcnton y v. NorAect, Winston; q.
G. McCariy. hshovillc.
Slatc-Commissioncr Robinson being
present was invited 10 SIT upon the
platform.
q committee TO arrange a programme
Of business vas appointed.
Rcpuus on crops in Pitt Greene, and
Lemon sag they are the best in years.
bishop :. A. Watson, of the Episco-
ynl Diocese o, East Carolina, yesterday
land the cornerstone OF ST. Thomas
church in Craven county. lie WAS as
sisted by Rev. Israel Hatling, OF New
bcTnc.
WILL TuH IRsSIDENT COME?
Much interest il felt here as to whs
Their President Cleveland will or will
not visit North Carolina at the time OF
the State Far Not one word has
been Lizard from him III reply to re
peatod invitations. The fair authorl-
ties will not announce that he will bo
here until they get definite informa-
ton. Both the President and Private
Secretary Lamont have been written
A. by tie fair authorities, in their de
sire 10 sCcuit something definite on
Tins important matter.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The matter Of the extension OF the
Lynchhurg aud Durham railway, from
durham to Wilmington, Is being
PLANNED, and il one OF the pOssibill-
ties of the near future.
1t is said the work Of locating tho
Inc of tho Wilmington, Onslow, and
East Carolina railway Is to be pushed
at once. Much property is being pur-
chas,d Contracts for grading are to
be- made in ninety days.
THHvrs CAPTURED.
The band Of thieves captured Mon
day in Johnston county are at Smith
field for trial. True bills against them
have been found.
Rev. Randall Mcdaniel, Of Cumber
land county, died yesterday at Marion,
:. c. lis hsdy was brought to Fay
cttcvillo to-day.
The mills and gins Of G. ". Elkins,
in Columbus. were fired by an incen-
diary on tuesday night ani burned.
Lose, $1,000.
TIE TieH INTEhE5T.
Mr.. Stephen G.. Worth, formerly
FISH Commissioner Of North Carolina
anG Dow valued member of the United
States Fish Comm ssiOn, Is vt Wei
con, making arrangements for the cs-
tabli,hmcnt # Matching station on
III ,ltas.yc scale FOR the propagation
ofIock fish. on. Il the finest and most
valued Of food fish. The station is TO
lc on the Roanoke river. not very far
from Tie one which this state formerly
operated. The propagation OF rock
fish there was very successful. Some
interesting experiments IN crossing the
shad with the rock fish were made
some years since by Mr.. Worth. The
people in tho Est are deeply Interested
i'm fish culture, and will learn with great
pleasure that this Government hatchery
viii be ready for operations by the lat
ter part of December.
The Wilmington, Chadbourn and
Conwayboro' railroad is now completed
10 point nine iailcs from Conway and
twenty eight from Chadbourn. 1t IS
expected to bring considerable South
Carolina trsds to Wilmington.
A new Protestant Episcopal church
is to be builtst Charlotte, in which the
congregation known as -. Peters will
wc.ship. Ihc coat IS estimated at $lO,-
COO.
sTATJ Is To CHIvALGY.
North Carolina has 10 statues of her
DISTINGUISHED men in Statusry Hall at
Washington. For months there has
been an argument rs to who shall be
illus immottalIZsd Colonel William
T.. Saunders, Secretary of State, one Of
the most erudits men in the state,
thinks John Harvey and Edward Mose-
lev tie men whose memory ought thus
to be honOred Harvey, says Colonel
Saunders. WIS the central figure III
North Carolina IN the trOublous times
which eliminated in the war OF the
Revolution. Sons agreement ought 10
re speedily reached and the statues
placed whore they ought long ago to
have been.
NEGRO FlRND
At Kinston = negro named George
Pearson, charged with al attempted
outrage in Onslow county, created a
great deal 81 excitement night before
last. He was discovered in Kinston
and the sheriff attempted to arrest him.
Pearson drew revolver aud tried 10
shoot The sheriff. who, after des-
p,ratc struggle, got possession Of the
pistol, hut not until, by accident,
Ioarson had been shot in the head.
Tie Grand Lodge Of the knights of
PytMas is to hold Especial conyoc4tlon
al Goldsboro next month.
It-fIKC' WE CAIEkPlLhAI'''
It is reported that caterpillars have
attached cotton in this section and also
west OF here. They are not rs yet in
great numbers. At this particular
stage of tho plant they can do great
damage by exposing it to the sun before
the immsture bolls can stand the heat.
ReiSssti!c SstcS.
(Coucspoudoucs tie Richmond Dispatch.l